Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for Causeway (2022) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry, Linda Emond, Jayne Houdyshell, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Russell Harvard DIRECTOR: Lila Neugebauer CINEMATOGRAPHY: Diego García MUSIC: Alex Somers PRODUCTION: Excellent Cadaver, IAC Films, A24, IPR.VC

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for Causeway (2022). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

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INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Production

In April 2019, it was announced Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry had joined the cast of an untitled drama film, with Lila Neugebauer directing from a screenplay by Elizabeth Sanders. Lawrence, Justine Polsky, Eli Bush and Scott Rudin initially served as producers under their Excellent Cadaver and IAC Films banners, respectively, and A24 distributed it.

Production began in the summer of 2019 in New Orleans, but was delayed due to Hurricane Barry. Production restarted in March 2020, but was once again delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was completed in the summer of 2021. Lawrence and Henry continued to workshop the script together during the pandemic as a result of their chemistry and to further enrich it as their scenes were seen as the most compelling of the film. On December 30, 2021, the Writers Guild of America awarded final screenplay credit for the film to both Sanders and the team of Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Summary: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 38 nominations total

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! scope="row"|Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association

! scope="row"|Georgia Film Critics Association

! scope="row" | Gotham Independent Film Awards

! scope="row"|Florida Film Critics Circle

! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Hollywood Critics Association

! rowspan="1" scope="row" | Independent Spirit Awards

! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Las Vegas Film Critics Society

! scope="row"| London Film Critics' Circle

! rowspan="1" scope="row" | Los Angeles Film Critics Association

! scope="row" |National Society of Film Critics

! scope="row"| Online Film Critics Society

! scope="row"| San Diego Film Critics Society

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! scope="row" | Rome Film Festival

CRITICAL RECEPTION

Wendy Ide of The Observer awarded 4 stars out of 5, praised the film and wrote " this is a subdued, sensitive drama and Lawrence is phenomenal, giving the kind of wary, reined-in performance that made such a compelling impression in her breakthrough film, Winter’s Bone." In a B+ review for Consequence, Mary Siroky wrote: "while one of the few downsides of Causeway is the lingering desire to spend more time with these characters, the film holds an excellent return to form for Jennifer Lawrence and makes a stellar case for many more leading man roles for Brian Tyree Henry," further praising Lawrence's performance as "gripping" in comparison to her work in Winter's Bone and that Henry "is so grounded here that there are moments we feel like we are intruding into his life." Anna Smith for Time Out gave it 4 out of 5 stars review and wrote: "both actors are terrific: Lawrence is understated and compelling while Henry is by turns sympathetic, amusing and heartbreaking...Causeway will offer plenty for fans of thoughtful, quality dramas that touch on humanity, trauma, connection and the kindness of strangers."

In a review for The Austin Chronicle, Jenny Nulf wrote: "Watching Jennifer Lawrence in a film that allows her to showcase her skills at full force after so many years without her is a welcome reminder that she’s one of our greatest living actresses [...] Lawrence and Henry do an incredible job at dancing around each other, soft smiles to communicate their pain and hardships without relying on overwritten exposition.